The application also includes the provision of a car park with 201 spaces, with a single access point from Halifax Road proposed.

The approval means that two derelict sites in the town would be brought back into use.

In July, plans for an Aldi supermarket at the site of the Abraham Ormerod medical centre and former Olympia cinema on Burnley Road were approved.

Todmorden town councillor Janet Battye (Lib-Dem, Langfield) said: “I hope that this is good news for Todmorden. This will both start to change the shape of Todmorden town centre – and start to unlock its development which does need to get moving.

“I really do hope that this will be positive and bring more investment into the town – and not detract from what we’ve already got.”